The Danish Artist Union ( da, Dansk Artist Forbund, DAF) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing variety performers and musicians in

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. The International Artist Lodge was established in 1901, but ceased to function during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In 1918, 25 artists met at the Café National in

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, and founded the Danish Artist Union, initially led by Willy Torp, a contortionist and comic juggler. The union affiliated to the

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish tra ...

(LO) in 1953, but remained very small. It had only 200 members in 1954, at which time it was led by Willy Manley. In 1958, the union established an unemployment fund, and this encouraged many actors to join the union. However, in 1974, the Danish Actors' Association set up its own unemployment fund, and since then, few actors have joined DAF. LO became part of the

Danish Trade Union Confederation The Danish Trade Union Confederation ( da, Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation, FH) is the largest national trade union centre in Denmark. On formation in 2019, it had 79 affiliated unions, with a total of 1.4 million members. History The confeder ...

(FH) in 2019, to which DAF is now affiliated. As of 2018, the union had 1,150 members.

External links

*{{official website, https://www.artisten.dk

References

Entertainment industry unions Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1918